Medical Records and Health Information Technician
Chicago Behavioral Hospital
Des Plaines, IL
06.2022 - 08.2022
- Reviewed patient records for accuracy and completeness, ensuring that all required information was included.
- Created new medical records and updated existing ones as needed.
- Entered data into electronic health record systems to ensure accuracy and completeness of medical records.
- Verified coding accuracy on discharge summaries and other reports prior to filing them in the patient's chart.
- Retrieved patient medical records upon request from physicians or other authorized personnel.
- Performed administrative tasks such as filing, scanning, photocopying, faxing and mailing documents.
- Performed audits of medical records to identify discrepancies or errors in documentation or coding practices.
- Organized medical charts by assigning codes to diagnoses and procedures using ICD-10-CM and PCS, CPT, and HCPCS coding systems.
- Scanned paper documents into electronic health record systems using document imaging software.
- Scanned and validated medical records for upload.
- Tracked and processed release of information requests.
- Scanned and converted paper records to digital format, ensuring clear and legible documents.
